Glazing angle for metallic window sashes



A. H. NESHEIM GLAZING ANGLE FOR METALLIC W INDOW SASHE S Jun; 22 1926. 1,590,051

Filed Jan. '7, 1924 INVENTOR.

NEYS.

Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ANDERS H. NESHEIM, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO FEDERAL STEEL SASH COMPANY, OF WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

GLAzlNG ANGLE FOR METALLIC WINDOW SASI-IES.

Application filed January 7, 1924. Serial- No. 684,887.

This invention relates to metallic window sash constructions and more particularly to the glazing angles or strips which are customarily employed for securing thepanes of glass in the metallic sashes, and has for one of its objects to provide an angle of th1s character which will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and more eflicient in'use than those which have heretofore been proposed.

Metal window sashes are usually formed of angle or T ironsections, suitably welded or otherwise secured together at the corners to form the sash frame, the openings in which are closed by the panes of glass which are positioned adjacent the flanges of the metallic frame. pose putty orother similar material between the glass and the metal flanges, after which the glazing member which is usually formed of angle iron is mounted in front of the glass and bolted to the flanges of the angle or T iron forming the sash.

As thus constructed, however, each window requires a plurality of bolts on opposite sides of the T or angle to secure the glazing member in position, and the mere assembly of all of these parts adds materially to the expense of the sash. It is therefore the primary object of the present invention to simplify the construction and to provide a sash having any desired number of panes or lights in which all the panes are held in position by a plurality of glazing angles secured by a single line of bolts.

IVith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the descriptionproreeds, the invention consists in. the novel details of construction and the combinations and arrangements of parts, more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views;

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a metal window sash, as viewed from the inside, provided with glazing angle members constructed and secured thereto in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal cross sectional View, partly broken away, through the sash shown in Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through a portion of a glazing angle show- It is customary to inter-' ing a slightly modified form of the construction. 1 e

In the said drawings the numeral 5 indicates generally a metallic window sash frame made of a plurality of sections 6 of T iron welded or otherwise suitably secured at their ends to the top and bottom rails 7 of an angle construction.

The sash construction provides a plurality of openings 8, which are covered or closed by the glass panes or lights 9, the edges of which are surrounded by putty or other suitable material 10 to protect them from intimate contact with the metal of the frame as is well known in the art.

The glazing members 11 are positioned within the openings 8 adjacent the inside face of the panes 9 and contact with the putty 10 in order to retain the parts in position. The said members comprise sub stantially rectangular or other suitably shaped frames constructed of standard angle iron material and suitably welded or other-- wise secured together at the corners. Each side member 12 of each glazing member is provided with a plurality of holes or apertures 13, which are adapted to register with companion holes or apertures 14, provided in the flanges of the T members 6 of the sash frame. The holes 13 of one member 12 of each glazing member receive and have secured therein in any suitable manner, as by welding, the pins or tongues 15, which are of sufficient length to project through the holes 14 of the member 6 and also through the holes 13 of the adjacent glazing member 11, as will be clear from the drawings.

In assembling a sash constructed as above described, the panes are first positioned within the sash frame, whereupon the glazing'members 11 are successively placed in position, the pins or tongues of one glazing member extending through the registering apertures 13 and 14 of the adjacent member and of the sash frame, thereby securely looking the said adjacent glazing member in position. One of the glazing members 11, such for example as the one shown at the right hand of Figs. 1 and 2, may be reversed relas tive to the others to bring its apertures 13 in register with the apertures 13 of the glazing member, immediately adjacent thereto on the left as well as with the apertures 14 of the sash member 6, whereupon the said glazing members'may be securely loclred in position. by'the "insertion of a single line of bolts 16 through such registering openlngs.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a, simple and efi'ective construction whereby any number of glazing members, such as 11, may be secured and held in position to retain the glass panes or lights within the sash frame by the employment of only a single line of bolts, which not only reduces the cost of construction but also Inaterially reduces the cost of assembly Instead of forming -thepanes or tongues 15 separately and welding them to the glazing members, they may be readily formed integrally therewith by stamping out short tongues or portions 17 of oneof the flanges of the members 12, as indicated in Fig. 3. This construction would likewise further simplify the sash and further reduce the cost of manufacture. I

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as the arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore it is not wished to be limited to the above disclo'sure iexcept as may be required by the accompanying claims.

WVhat is claimed is:

1. In a metallic window sash construction, the combination with asash frame providing openings having flanges adjacent tl'iereto, said flanges being provided with spaced holes, of glass panes positioned intermediate said flanges, closing said openings; and glazing frames for retaining said panes in position, said frames including spaced members, one of which is provided with holes registering with said flange holes, and the other of which is provided with projections adapted to enter the registering holes of a sash flange and an adjacent glazing frame member. I

2. In a metallic window sash construction,

the combination with a sash frame providing a plurality of openings having flanges adjacent thereto, said flanges being provided with spaced holes, of glass panes positioned intermediate said flanges, closing said openings;

. a glazing frame positioned between each pair of sash flanges for retaining said panes in position, said glazing frames including side members enga ing said sash flanges, one of which is provi ed with holes registering with said flange holes, and the other of which is provided with projections adapted to enter the registering holes of a sash flange and an adjacent glazing frame member; and a single series of bolts engaging one series of registering openings for retaining all of said glazing frames in position.

3. In a metallic window sash construction, the combination with a sash frame providing a plurality of openings having flanges adjaeent thereto, said flanges being provided with spaced holes, of glass panes positioned intermediate said flanges, closing said openings; a glazing frame positioned between each pair of sash flanges for retaining said panes in position, said glazing frames including side members engaging said sash flanges, one of which is provided with holes registering with said flange holes, and the other of which is provided with projections adapted .to enter the registering holes of a sash flange, and an adjacent glazing frame member, one of said glazing frames being reversed relative to the others to bring its holes into register with the holes of a sash flange and the holes of the next adjacent glazing member; and a single series of'bolts engaging said last named series of registering openings for retaining all of said glazing frames in position.

4. A glazing member for metallic window sashes comprising an integral rectangular frame having spaced side members, one of which is provided with spaced holes, and the other of which is provided with corresponding spaced projections adapted to enter the holes of a companion member.

5. A glazing member for metallic window sashes comprising a unitary rectangular frame including spaced side and end members, substantially L shaped in cross section, one of the said side members being provided with spaced holes, and the other side memher being provided with correspondingly spaced projections, struck therefrom and adapted to enter the holes of an adjacent companion glazing member.

in testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

ANDERS H. NESHEIM. 

